Self Regulation and Motivation Flashcards
define self-regulation
adapting one’s behaviuors, emotions, and cognitions to meet a goal
self-control, delayed gratification, emotion regulation, grit and impulse control
define self-control
resisting an impulse in service of a higher-order goal. this si a fixed/flexible trait. naturally, people can be better at it than you but there are many things you can do to improve it.
define delayed gratification
resisting a current temptation to attain a more attractive long-term goal
explain how self-control can be predicted and effect us in our adulthood
in the marshmallow experiment, kids could either eat the marshmallow or wait and get 2. after following these people for 4 decades, they saw that the kids who were able to wait and resist the temptation because more successful, happier, healthier, and were less likely to end up being addicted or in jail.
what are the 2 strategies to have a stronger self-esteem?
- temptation avoidance: avoiding seeing/hearing/smelling it all together
- reframing: instead of thinking of a marshmallow as what it is, if you think of it as a cloud, you will be less likely yo eat it.
What are the 2 beliefs that we have when it comes to self-control?
entity belief: we have a fixed mindset where we think that we are the way we are and that cannot change. Think self-control is a limited resource. (ex. i failed the test cause I’m dumb)
incremental belief: where we have a growth mindset where we are able to grow and learn. see self-control as an unlimited resource. (ex. i failed the test because i didn’t study enough, i will study harder next time)
What experiment explained the 2 beliefs that we can have with self-control?
they did an experiment where people were either given a strenuous task (crossing out e’s when it was the 2nd letter only) or given a relatively easy tasks (crossing out all e’s)
tey could see an extreme difference in relation to which situation people where in and what kind of mindset they had. people who had the growth mindset made the same amount of mistakes in both situations.
define grit
passion and sustained persistence applied towards long-term goals. very specific aspect of self-control that helps you grow as a person.
what are the 2 types of motivations?
intrinsic and extrinsic
define intrinsic
internal drives that motivate us to behave in certain ways (core values, interest, personal sense and morals)
define extrinsic
a drive to behave in certain ways that comes from external sources and results in external rewards
define the 3 basic psychological needs
autonomy: need to control our lives
competence: need to be effective in our environment
relatedness: need to have close relationships
what is the self-determination theory composed of
it is composed of the 3 basic human needs (autonomy, competence, and realtedness) and the 2 types of motivations (intrinsic and extrinsic)
how do you understand the visual graph of the self-determination theory?
instrinsic and extrinsic are on the top, left to right.
on the right side, you have less control of your life and are pressed mostly by outside sources. The goal os to move to the left where you reach total control of your life and are the only thing that motivates yourself.
If we are already on the left side, too many rewards can undercut intrinsic motivation and move us back to the right side.
define approach motivation
behaviour is directed by a positive/desirable event. you are approaching a reward.
How much could I win?
example on slide 40
